Alaska earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 47 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 47 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Wed, Sep 7, 1983, 1:22 PM GMT-9 (22:22 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1983-09-07 22:22:10 UTC
Depth
46.2 km (28.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.993° N, 147.518° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.436 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15721 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.641 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15721 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.027 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15721 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.927 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15720 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.250 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 15720 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.334 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15720 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.236 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15719 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.439 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15719 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.239 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15718 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.228 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15717 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.335 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15717 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 3.059 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15717 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.232 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15716 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.533 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15716 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.025 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15716 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.330 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15715 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 3.535 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15715 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.943 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15715 days ago · 53 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.331 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 15713 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.139 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 15713 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 3.636 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15710 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.032 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15698 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 3.135 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15690 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 3.235 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15688 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 3.752 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 15686 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 4.236 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 15680 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 3.840 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15677 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 3.737 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15721 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 6.446 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15721 days ago · 45 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.328 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 15733 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 5.044 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 15750 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001y6f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.